walking_angler Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 Hi, My battery is running low, so here's my brief Toronto Island report. I took the ferry to Hanland's (sp?) Point and I walked towards the Trout Pond. The pond was accessable, but the lily pad growth was hard to cast over / into. I was using a light bass spinner with a white skirt. No luck there, so I walked towards Center Island. Meet some nice fishermen who talked to me about the Trout Pond and then I moved off to Center Island. There I ran into another fisherman who gave me tips about where to look for pike. I saw some beautiful carp, and what I think was a small pike that looked like it had koi markings. I then switched to a panfish jig and began poking around the small lagoons (tiny bodies of water off the main channel). Then I hit the motherload. A baby (4 - 5 inches?) bass sucked down the jig on the first toss. Yeah! I smile with pride at my first bass ever. He's dropped back in, and I move along about 10 feet and run into perch! Perch! Wow! 2 nice colourfull perch about 6-7 inches each. One was feisty, one was hooked deeply, so I did my best to return them as fast as possible. I've never caught perch before, so this was great! A few more casts in that general location and I ran into what I thought was a goby based on what I could see in the water, but nope ... it was a baby (6 inch) bowfin! And you've probably guessed by now that I've never caught a bowfin either. Now if I could only manage to find one of their parents...
b2kptbo Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 Thanks for the report, keep at it the big one will come...
Rizzo Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 Nice report! Hey 3 firsts means 3 personal bests in a day! Not too bad. Best part is next one of each of these species you catch will probably be another personal best
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